| Description | Bills, receipts and financial accounts for expenses incurred from suppliers of goods and services. These outlays were in support of the Royal Society's conversaziones, or soirees: the majority of payments took place in March and May. The events were still referred to as the 'President's soirees' at this period, with expenses reimbursed to the Royal Society by the sitting President. Several bills are made out to Sir Benjamin Collins Brodie PRS, therefore. |